With his mother as his chaperone, Cera embarked on a demanding audition schedule, trying out for some 200 commercials, none of which yielded any work and finally prompted a tired mother and son to turn their back on that part of the business.

Instead, Cera began pursuing meatier parts, taking on roles in various Canadian and American television shows.

He became interested in acting after viewing Ghostbusters repeatedly when sick with the chicken pox at the age of three.

He memorized all the dialogue and idolized Bill Murray. Even the first season, we did thirteen episodes, and we thought we'd never do a back nine.